Fringe - THE BASICS

From J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. It’s the first thing Abrams has written for TV in more than three years, since Lost. It’s also the return to television of feature darlings Kurtzman and Orci (Transformers, Star Trek).

The two-hour pilot was shot in Toronto by Alex Graves. Jeff Pinkner has been brought on the series as showrunner. He was an executive producer on Lost and a writer on two seasons of Alias.

Summary
The story centers on a tough, young female FBI agent who is forced to confront the spread of powerful and unexplained phenomena. She must work with an institutionalized research scientist whose life’s work may be at the center of the coming storm as well as the man’s estranged son.

Fringe is the name for a special division of Homeland Security that handles these terrorist/paranormal events.

No surprise that, with the involvement of Abrams, there will be a predominant mythology running through the series. Episodes will also explore self-contained mysteries as well as the relationships between the three leads. From the looks of the pilot script, there will also be a lot of humor.

Actors and Characters
Joshua Jackson is “Peter Bishop,” the son of Dr. Bishop. Peter is a high-school dropout and gambling addict with an IQ of 190.

Anna Torv is “Olivia Dunham,” an FBI Special Agent. She struggles to work with Dr. Bishop and Peter, who doesn’t get along with his father.

John Noble is “Dr. Walter Bishop,” the scientist institutionalized for the last 20 years. The brilliant scientist is a mix of Albert Einstein and Dr. Frankenstein.

Mark Valley is “John Scott,” an FBI Special Agent.

Lance Reddick is “Philip Broyles,” the SAC (Special Agent in Charge) of the Fringe division of Homeland Security.

Kirk Acevedo is “Charlie Francis.”